Anna Easter Brown

Anna Easter Brown
BornApril 13, 1879[1]
West Orange, New Jersey, United States[1]
DiedMarch 5, 1957 (aged 77)[1]
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.[1]
Occupation(s)original founder of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated; History teacher
Parent(s)Beverly Brown and Lawrie Brown[1]

Anna Easter Brown (April 13, 1879 – March 5, 1957) was a part of the original nine group of twenty founders in Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. It was the first sorority founded by African-American women students. It has had a continuing legacy of generating social capital for over 100 years.

Brown also completed graduate work at Columbia University. As an educator at the high school level in North Carolina for nearly 42 years, she had a critical role in teaching the next generations. With her outstanding qualifications, she maintained a high academic standard. Brown also developed exhibits to teach the community about African-American history. She helped found the YWCA in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and expanded Alpha Kappa Alpha by founding a local chapter.

  1. ^ a b c d e McNealey, Earnestine G. (2006). Pearls of Service: The Legacy of America's First Black Sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha. Chicago: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. p. 31.